AMAT vs BRSL vs LRCX Stock Comparison

Applied Materials, Brightstar Lottery and Lam Research Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMAT Applied Materials Inc /De
$416.00 -14.5% 1M +82.7% 1Y
Market cap
$336.69B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$253.82 -19.3% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$319.55B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 6, Brightstar Lottery 3, Applied Materials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMATBRSLLRCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $336.69B $1.87B $319.55B AMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.3x 7.5x 37.8x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 16.6x 25.1x BRSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +0.7% +33.4% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 10.0% 32.3% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% 14.1% 49.6% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.4x -0.4x LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.7% -45.3% +63.1% AMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.0%/yr -20.6%/yr +35.1%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 32.7% 65.8% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 42/100 67/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

AMATBRSLLRCX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMATBRSLLRCX
Valuation 52 #46 of 94 62 #39 of 101 50 #48 of 94
Growth 44 #52 of 92 24 #74 of 97 85 #15 of 92
Profitability 89 #11 of 90 59 #39 of 94 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 48 #52 of 99 29 #77 of 108 44 #56 of 99
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 73 35 #42 of 64 61 #29 of 73
Overall 57 42 67
  • AMAT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMATBRSLLRCXSPY
1 month -14.5%-6.0%-19.3% +0.9%
3 months -4.7%-10.1%+0.6% +5.9%
6 months +8.7%-28.1%+2.0% +8.5%
Year to date +61.9%-39.9%+48.3% +13.3%
1 year +82.7%-45.3%+63.1% +12.4%
3 years +216.8%-65.5%+334.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +46.9%-29.9%+63.2% +23.5%
5 years +204.4%-68.5%+350.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +25.0%-20.6%+35.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,351.5%-67.5%+2,538.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +30.7%-10.6%+38.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMATBRSLLRCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%32.7%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%34.2%65.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.780.833.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.36-1.390.96 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-72.7%-56.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-45.3%-41.4% -0.9%
52-week high $723.00$17.00$433.33 $779.14
52-week low $220.23$9.22$139.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMATBRSLLRCX
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 46.0x 7.4xmedian 27.6x 37.6xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 7.9x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 12.1xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 28.3x 3.4xmedian 17.4x 31.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.7xmedian 41.4x -1.2xmedian 15.8x 48.5xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.6x 0.9xmedian 3.2x 22.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 2.30 -0.79median 0.84 1.21median 2.30

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMATBRSLLRCX
Revenue $30.84B $2.47B $26.13B
Gross profit $15.23B $1.32B $13.34B
Operating income $9.14B $1.07B $9.65B
Net income $9.27B $366.00M $8.45B
Free cash flow $5.62B -$1.47B $6.54B
R&D $3.97B $52.00M $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $11.58 $1.26 $6.73
Cash & equivalents $7.04B $558.00M $7.44B
Total debt $26.11B $4.35B $16.44B
Shares (diluted) 800.00M 197.00M 1.26B
Enterprise value $302.13B -$2.99B $295.60B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMATBRSLLRCX
P/E 35.6x 7.4x 37.6x
P/FCF 58.7x -1.2x 48.5x
P/Operating cash flow 39.3x -0.9x 41.8x
P/S 10.7x 0.7x 12.1x
P/B 12.9x 0.9x 22.8x
P/Tangible book 13.0x 0.9x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 3.4x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 35.8x 5.2x 32.5x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 2.2x 12.0x
EV/FCF 58.2x -3.8x 47.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.0x -3.0x 41.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 -0.79 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMATBRSLLRCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 0.7% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 9.1% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% -4.0% 38.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 151.4% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 88.2% 49.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -2.1% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 35.6% 8.9% 45.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -4.5% 28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.0% 33.1% 47.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -9.4% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -265.1% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -60.6% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% -207.8% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -58.7% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMATBRSLLRCX
Gross margin 49.4% 53.5% 51.1%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 65.3% 38.7%
Operating margin 29.6% 43.2% 37.0%
Pretax margin 34.8% 24.4% 37.2%
Net margin 30.1% 10.0% 32.3%
FCF margin 18.2% -59.6% 25.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% -74.7% 29.0%
Return on equity 37.4% 17.7% 64.1%
Return on assets 22.1% 4.2% 33.9%
Return on invested capital 25.3% 14.1% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 29.0% 14.2% 54.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -5.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMATBRSLLRCX
Debt / assets 15.0% 54.2% 14.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x -3.0x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 74.9% 47.2%
Equity / assets 58.9% 25.1% 52.8%
Interest coverage 33.0x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 14.85 0.86 19.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMATBRSLLRCX
Dividend yield 0.5% 9.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% -18.1% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -8.3% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMATBRSLLRCX
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $13.50FY2026 $0.56FY2026 $10.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +43.3%FY2026 -38.5%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +32.7% +28.6% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.74BFY2026 $2.56BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +38.2% -2.1% +25.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMATBRSLLRCX
Held by institutions 83.6% 44.1% 85.6%
Institutions holding 3,506 200 3,132
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +3.8% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,790 97 1,696
Institutions selling 1,349 58 1,163
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.67 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMATBRSLLRCX
AMAT 1.00 0.02 0.91
BRSL 0.02 1.00 0.06
LRCX 0.91 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMAT, BRSL and LRCX?

Applied Materials (AMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Materials (AMAT) $336.69B, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.87B, Lam Research (LRCX) $319.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMAT, BRSL and LRCX?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Materials (AMAT) 36.3x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.5x, Lam Research (LRCX) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) is cheapest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.8x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 16.6x, Lam Research (LRCX) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lam Research (LRCX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Materials (AMAT) +7.8%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Applied Materials (AMAT) 30.1%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Applied Materials (AMAT) 25.3%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Applied Materials (AMAT) returned the most: Applied Materials (AMAT) +82.7%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -45.3%, Lam Research (LRCX) +63.1%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Applied Materials (AMAT) +25.0%/yr, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.6%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Applied Materials (AMAT) 60.6%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.7%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMAT, BRSL and LRCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lam Research (LRCX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.